Planetary Resources is about to make a big announcement!

The Seattle-based company, Planetary Resources, has already made waves by launching their hat into the asteroid-mining world (it’s a small world, albeit). Their overall mission is stated as: “Redefining Natural Resources.” A quick guide: they plan to get to asteroids, find resources we can use here, mine them, and ship them back to earth.

Planetary Resources’ team of engineers who have designed, built and operated spacecraft throughout the Solar System, including all of the recent U.S. Mars landers and rovers, are now developing the most advanced space technology ever and will make it publicly accessible.

A diverse group of supporters, including Virgin’s Sir Richard Branson, actor Seth Green, Star Trek’s Brent Spiner (Data) and Rob Picardo (The Doctor), Bill Nye the Science Guy, futurist Jason Silva, and MIT astrophysicist Dr. Sara Seager, have joined forces with Planetary Resources to make access to space widely available for exploration and research.

On May 29 at 10:00 a.m. PDT in Seattle, and also streaming live, please join Planetary Resources’ Peter Diamandis, Eric Anderson and Chris Lewicki, as they, along with vlogger Hank Green, announce an unprecedented project that will change the way humanity explores the cosmos.

Program Highlights:

Gives students, teachers and the public access to the most innovative space

observation technology ever built – This technology would have cost

US$100M+ to build and launch less than a decade ago; and today, it will be

controlled by students around the world to explore the cosmos.

Offers the opportunity for the public to directly participate in cutting-edge

citizen science and discovery – Delivers a resource to thousands of institutions

and researchers in need of greater access to space to further their work and

rate of scientific discovery.

Invites the public to participate in Planetary Resources’ asteroid mining

mission – Anyone with an interest in space can play a role in opening up the

Solar System for human activity

So, what could it be? This is decent roster and some big claims. We’ll be updating you early on Wednesday to let you know what they have planned!